Nov. 26, 2014

Trumpets (All Present)

• Worked to get good tone on C, D, E
• Played lines 1, 2, 4, 7
• More effort needed at home to play each pitch consistent with accuracy and good tone
  • All students know how to make good sound and have demonstrated it upon occasion but there is no consistency. They can't do it all the time because they have not practiced enough to establish good muscle memory

• Play sustained sounds (slurs and ties) on supplemental exercise 4A and 4B
  • Haiden and Gavin still need to purchase a book.
• Play their instrument 15-20 minutes each day to get GOOD sound.

• Establishing a good and consistent legato articulation
• Reading, identifying and playing half notes/rests

Trombones (*Caleb (no instrument))

• Learned to read and play Eb and F
• Learned how to read music with half note and quarter note rhythms
• Played Line 7 to measure proficiency.
• Played line 11 to read and articulate half notes with a legato articulation
• Played through line 12 and 14
• Played line 15 to read and articulate quarter notes with a legato articulation
• Played line 16 ('cuz it's fun)
• Played through line 17

• Practice to meet performance targets on benchmark lines (12, 14, 17)
  • Play all lines but focus of concepts is line 12, 14 and 17

• Meeting performance targets on page 8 & 9

Percussion

• Progress Check on line 8-10
• Began reading, counting and playing half note/rest rhythms (line 11)

• Practice line 11
• Apply concepts to line 12-14

• Playing whole note/rest rhythms with good time, sound, and accuracy of pitches
• Pages 8 & 9: Meet performance targets